{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Retro Wrestling Archive Podcast Network","title":"Retro Wrestling w/Gene Jackson – Episode #44 w/Guest: Podcaster Rick Del Santo","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/257cc8c4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3745,"description":"This week on Retro Wrestling with Gene Jackson, Gene sits down with fellow wrestling podcaster Rick Del Santo for a deep dive conversation into old school fandom, tape trading, territory wrestling, and the art of interviewing the forgotten names of the business.Rick has built a reputation for tracking down wrestlers you haven’t heard from in years, guys like Vladimir Koloff, Jimmy “the Original Dirty White Boy” Powell, Richard Sartain, Joe Malenko, and more, giving them a real platform to tell their stories.In this episode, they talk about:- Rick growing up in Connecticut during the 80s wrestling boom- Discovering Memphis, World Class, AWA, and Southern wrestling through magazines and tape trading- The lost art of tape trading (and getting burned chasing rare footage)- Herb Abrams’ UWF:  the good, the bad, and the non-finishes!- Heel Tony Atlas in IWCCW- Tracking down hard to find wrestling personalities for interviews- What makes a great wrestling interview - Podcasting in today’s wrestling landscapeThey also get into Barry Horowitz, Rod Price, Keith Steinborn, and the importance of preserving wrestling history through long form conversations.If you’re a fan of territory wrestling, lost promotions, or just two wrestling lifers talking shop, this one’s for you!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kf0ZTqBFprO952Wt3UH_SshPb356wrIpWyiK4IH5dYc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZjBl/YThhYzQ4MDZkNjRm/MzY2YTlmNDRiMDRj/NmY4Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}